This news release discusses Minister Lisa Raitt’s visit to Paris to attend the International Energy Agency (IEA) ministerial meeting. The release discusses the focus given to CCS technologies and Canada’s role in its development.

The minister also took the time in Paris to discuss Canada’s oil sands and held roundtable discussions with industry and investment leaders about the oil sands and mining. Minister Raitt when interviewed claimed, “Canada’s oil sands are a key strategic resource that will contribute to the energy security of Canada, North America, and the world…Canada will continue to develop this resource in an environmentally responsible way”. Read more…..